Can this device use the original Edgepro Apex sharpening stones ?
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Yes, but the stones that come with it are more than adequate as long as they don't get broken.
2257843
Yes it does. The stones for this are very cheap, but you can replace them with ones from edge pro.
932982
I think the WorkSharp field sharpener is too course to give the SOG a fine honed edge. I use a fine diamond stone and get a great edge. Here's the amazon description of the one I use: DMT WM8EF-WB 8-Inch DuoSharp Plus Bench Stone-Extra Fine/Fine With Base. I've been using 2 DMT DuoSharp stones for years and they are great. I've got the Fine/Extra Fine and the Coarse/Medium and they have covered all my flat edge sharpening needs. A little water is all that's needed to use the stones.
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I think it could work well for that purpose. It's perfect for my 4" knife blades. I have to used a larger 8" Norton India Stone for my 6" or greater blades. The diamond sharpener will resharpen a blade in decent shape. If a blade has lost its' edge completely then a courser stone is needed.
1675611
I do not know....I only used it for kitchen knifes.....if I can make a suggestion, it would be very difficult to sharps an axe with this device....and also dangerous, because you have to keep in place the sharpener with one hand while you moving back and forward the knife with the other, under the groove of the stone......just heads up
548884
Yes, the sharpening angles are adjustable. This is a cheap copy of the Edge Pro sharpener. Look that up and you will know how this works. I did buy the Edge Pro stones in addition to those that came with this and I think the Edge Pro stones are better (but raise the price).
538913
yes, but without a base of the sharpmaker system it may be hard depending on blade size. if you are purchasing this for just hand sharpening by itself I would look at there double sided stones or pocket stones by spyderco instead
1563673
Absolutely. I have 5 Global knives and this sharpener has returned them to their new razor-like sharpness.
804376
All the answers are wrong here you do not need different or better stones to use with this device. Read my review here on this tool for a better understand the ins and outs of this tool and the short comings and problems and ways to get around it. This tool is great for large knives kitchen or fishing but not so good as you get smaller. Smaller folding knives can be done but it takes practice and some understanding of whats going on. Also the stones are fine they are flat no need for other stones the people here are just amateurs who are over tightening the stones in their mount base and making the stone mounts bow or bend in a curve. Simple don't TIGHTEN the mount so much. Duh.. All the answers are wrong here you do not need different or better stones to use with this device. Read my review here on this tool for a better understand the ins and outs of this tool and the short comings and problems and ways to get around it. This tool is great for large knives kitchen or fishing but not so good as you get smaller. Smaller folding knives can be done but it takes practice and some understanding of whats going on. Also the stones are fine they are flat no need for other stones the people here are just amateurs who are over tightening the stones in their mount base and... » Read More All the answers are wrong here you do not need different or better stones to use with this device. Read my review here on this tool for a better understand the ins and outs of this tool and the short comings and problems and ways to get around it. This tool is great for large knives kitchen or fishing but not so good as you get smaller. Smaller folding knives can be done but it takes practice and some understanding of whats going on. Also the stones are fine they are flat no need for other stones the people here are just amateurs who are over tightening the stones in their mount base and making the stone mounts bow or bend in a curve. Simple don't TIGHTEN the mount so much. Duh.. « Show Less
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Yes. Use the stationary third non-rotating sharpening stone for serrated blades.
260915
Yes. I use the sharpener that Wüsthof makes, which is designed to accommodate the blade edge design.
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The english instuctions were included in the unit I purchased. Yes the setup is exactly like the Apex Model Edge Pro Sharpening System.
613483
Probably would be a safe bet. I haven't had it for long but it seems to work well for the kitchen knifes. My stone gets my pocket and hunting knifes sharper. This sharpener takes less work tho.
1163983
I don't know for certain. This sharpener works with the knife blade perpendicular to the ceramic discs. It would be impossible to sharpen the serrations of a serrated blade.
2155900
Yes, but there are better options. Sharpening stones are usually rectangular. You place the stone on a workbench or similar surface, and glide the knife over it. That's a bit harder to do with a tool that has a 36" handle, so this sharpener was designed to be held in the hand & glided across the axe blade that you are holding in your other hand.
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Yes. It will. But I don't know why you'd bother with the old ones even if you have a case of them lying around. The ones Irwin makes work so much better. They are more securely pinned down. They wobble less. And they have breakaway tips so that when one gets dull, rather than opening up the knife and replacing it, half of the time you snap it off and continue working with a new edge.
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I don't have any blade to try, but in the description of the product you can read:"works with all UltraEdge and CeramicEdge blades and the Oster A-5 blades"